84th Legislative Session _ 2009

Committee: House Education
Wednesday, February 25, 2009

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bolin
P    Brunner
P    Elliott
P    Fargen
P    Hamiel
P    Hunt
P    Killer
P    Olson (Ryan)
P    Schlekeway
P    Sly
P    Sorenson
P    Thompson
P    Van Gerpen, Vice-Chair
P    Vanneman
P    McLaughlin, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Representative Ed McLaughlin, Chairman.

MOTION:     TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 23, 2009

Moved by:    Brunner
Second by:    Sorenson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 91: allow any school district, for a period of five years, to expend capital outlay funds for certain transportation costs, for the purchase of property and casualty insurance, and for energy costs, and the cost of utilities.

Presented by:    Senator Russell Olson (Handouts: #1)
Proponents:    Mark Greguson, Superintendent, Chester Area School
        Tim Mitchell, Superintendent, Chamberlain School District 7-1
        Mike Hanson, Superintendent, Winner School District
        Jason Bailey, Superintendent, Bridgewater & Emery Schools
        Lynn Vlasman, Superintendent, Tripp-Delmont Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
Opponents:    Dick Tieszen, Sioux Falls School District (Handouts: #2)
        Dianna Miller, Large School Group
        Tom Oster, Secretary Department of Education
        Sheryl Kirkeby, Rapid City School District (Handouts: #3)
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry
        Mike Kenyon, Department of Revenue & Regulation

MOTION:     AMEND SB 91

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     On page 2, line 17, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, after " district " insert " with a current tax levy for the capital outlay fund that is equal to or less than its tax levy for the capital outlay fund in school fiscal year 2008 ".


Moved by:    Fargen
Second by:    Van Gerpen
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (9-6-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Brunner, Fargen, Hamiel, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Sly, Sorenson, Van Gerpen, Vanneman

Voting No:    Bolin, Elliott, Hunt, Schlekeway, Thompson, McLaughlin

 MOTION:     AMEND SB 91

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     On page 2, line 16, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete " 2014 " and insert " 2012 ".


Moved by:    Hamiel
Second by:    Sorenson
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 91 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Van Gerpen
Second by:    Fargen
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (11-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Killer, Schlekeway, Sly, Sorenson, Van Gerpen, Vanneman

Voting No:    Hunt, Olson (Ryan), Thompson, McLaughlin

 MOTION:     AMEND TITLE OF SB 91

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     On page 1, line 1, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete "five" and insert "three".


Moved by:    Fargen
Second by:    Killer
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 88: rescind the repeal on funding for sparse school districts that will take effect on June 30, 2009.

Presented by:    Senator Cooper Garnos
Proponents:    Representative Kent Juhnke
        Wayne Lueders, Associated School Boards of SD (Handouts: #4)
        Senator Ryan Maher
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools
        John Pedersen, School Administrator of South Dakota
        Sandra Waltman, SD Education Association
Opponents:    Jim Terwilliger, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 88

Moved by:    Sorenson
Second by:    Schlekeway
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (14-0-1-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Hunt, Killer, Schlekeway, Sly, Sorenson, Thompson, Van Gerpen, Vanneman, McLaughlin

Excused:    Olson (Ryan)

         SB 101: clarify the school residence of a child assigned to an approved out of district special education residential or tuition day program when the residence of the child's parent or guardian changes.

Presented by:    Senator Cooper Garnos
Proponents:    Mike Keeley, Self
        Michelle Powers, Self, Brookings
        John Falther, Self, Avon

MOTION:     DO PASS SB 101

Moved by:    Sly
Second by:    Vanneman
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (15-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Fargen, Hamiel, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, Sorenson, Thompson, Van Gerpen, Vanneman, McLaughlin

MOTION:     PLACE SB 101 ON CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by:    Killer
Second by:    Sly
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         SB 38: require school districts to keep contiguous boundaries when reorganizing.

Proponents:    Wade Pogany, Department of Education

MOTION:     AMEND SB 38

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     On page 1, line 7, of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, after "territory." Insert "However, any plan for reorganization approved by the secretary of education prior to July 1, 2009, is exempt from this requirement.".


Moved by:    Van Gerpen
Second by:    Brunner
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

 MOTION:     DO PASS SB 38 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Hamiel
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote. (13-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bolin, Brunner, Elliott, Hamiel, Hunt, Killer, Olson (Ryan), Schlekeway, Sly, Thompson, Van Gerpen, Vanneman, McLaughlin

Voting No:    Fargen, Sorenson

         SB 81: authorize the use of interscholastic activity admission fees by certain endowment funds.

Presented by:    Representative Todd Schlekeway (Handouts: #6)
Proponents:    Lindsey Riter-Rapp, High School Activities, Assn.
        Representative Jim Bolin
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, Large School Group
        Jim Hutmacher, Mid Size Schools
        Jim Hutmacher, SD Coalition of Schools

        THE CHAIR DEFERRED SB 81 UNTIL MONDAY MARCH 2, 20009

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Olson (Ryan)
Second by:    Hunt
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Jeanette Black

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Committee Secretary
Ed McLaughlin, Chair